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Return on Capital Employed – By Prof. Simply Simple

Return on Capital Employed – By Prof. Simply Simple. Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is used in finance as a measure of returns that a company is realizing from its capital employed

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Return on Capital Employed – By Prof. Simply Simple

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  1. Return on Capital Employed – By Prof. Simply Simple • Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is used in finance as a measure of returns that a company is realizing from its capital employed • Capital Employed is represented as total assets minus current liabilities. In other words, it is the value of the assets that contribute to a company’s ability to generate revenue • ROCE is thus a ratio that indicates the efficiency and profitability of a company’s capital investments (stocks, shares and long term liabilities)

  2. Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) • It is expressed as:- Earnings ROCE =------------------------------------------- X 100 Capital Employed • The numerator is Earnings before Interest & Tax. It is net revenue after all the operating expenses are deducted • The denominator (capital employed) denotes sources of funds such as equity and short-term debt financing which is used for the day-to-day running of the company

  3. What does ROCE say… • It is a useful measurement for comparing the relative profitability of companies • ROCE does not consider profit margins (percentage of profit) alone but also considers the amount of capital utilized for those profits to happen • It is possible that a company’s profit margin is higher than that of another company, but its ability to get better return on its capital may be lower • So, ROCE is a measure of efficiency also

  4. Company A makes a profit of Rs. 100 on sales of Rs. 1000 Company B makes a profit of Rs. 150 on sales of Rs. 1000 In terms of pure profitability, Company B has profitability of 15% (Rs. 15 / Rs. 1000) This is far ahead of company A which has 10% profitability (Rs. 100 / Rs 1000) Example…

  5. Now… • Let us assume that Company A had employed Rs. 500 of capital and Company B used Rs. 1000 to earn their respective profits • So, ROCE of A is:- (earnings / capital employed) • (Rs.100 / Rs. 500) X 100 = 20% • While ROCE of B is:- • (Rs. 150 / Rs. 1000) X 100 = 15% • Thus ROCE shows us that Company A makes better use of its capital, though its profit percentage is lower than that of Company B • In other words, it is able to squeeze more earnings out of every rupee of capital it employs

  6. Usually… • ROCE should always be higher than the cost of borrowing • An increase in the company’s borrowings will put an additional debt burden on the company and will reduce shareholders’ earnings • So, as a thumb rule, a ROCE of 20% or more is considered very good • If a company has a low ROCE, it means that it is using its resources inefficiently, even if its profit margin is high.

  7. Hope you have now understood the concept of ROCE In case of any query please email to hmasurkar@tataamc.com

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